A couple of months ago, I had a customer purchase my Damask Rose Table that had the beautiful ball and claw feet... anyone remember? Here's a picture {you can click on the picture to take you to that blog if you are interested in reading about it.} Anyway, Ms. T (my customer) was moving into a new home and found two really cute tables that she wanted to have in the same room, so she wanted them to "match". When I dropped off the Damask Rose Table, we talked about the two "new" tables and where they would go. We decided one would probably be in the entryway and the other in the living room with the Damask Rose. So, for the smaller pedestal table, we decided to just go with a plain cream wi
I recently finished a piece of artwork of a Hand Stained Vintage Chair and wanted to do a companion! The first wall hanging was on the larger size and wanted to do something a little smaller. I had an extra wood panel that I painted in Wise Owl Paints. I first used Limestone for the base and then used Peppercorn to hand paint the damask pattern. For the next layer, I used Wise Owl Smokey Quartz to give the damask a washed out look. I used techniques of cross-hatching and dragging to create the aged look. For the chaise/ fainting couch artwork, I used layers of an oil-based ebony stain. For the final touch, I used Wise Owl Lemon Verbena Black Wax Stick and rubbed on some stain around the ed
As most of you who follow me know, I do stained artwork on furniture. I'm often asked why I don't do wall hangings. Well, the fact is.. I DO do artwork on other pieces as well. It just seems I don't often have the time to squeeze it in. But I have been obsessing over doing a distressed type of art featuring a vintage piece of furniture. So, while I was waiting for the stain to dry on some of my furniture pieces, I decided to get to it! I had this composite-type board that I found at Ikea. I sanded it lightly and used my Wise Owl Limestone and painted one coat. I then used Wise Owl Smokey Quartz watered down I played around with different techniques, trying to create an Old World effec
Before christmas, I had a customer purchase my Sunflower Table He decided he wanted a pair of red lily tables. I had one table the size and style that he needed so I got the first Red Lily table done for him. I then had to try to find a match for the second one he wanted. This should have been an easy task, but I couldn't find one exactly to match for quite some time. Finally, I found this one, that was close but a little on the lighter side. I stripped the top down and came up with a coordinating lily design and got started on the staining. I used General Finishes Merlot Dye for the red of the lily and Minwax Ebony for the shading to make the lily come to life. I sealed it all with Poly
